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Weight and mid-upper arm circumference gain velocities during treatment of young children with severe acute malnutrition, a prospective study in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Weight gain is routinely monitored to assess hydration and growth during treatment of children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM). However, changes in weight and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) gain velocities over time are scarcely described. We assessed weight and MUAC...

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Autores principales: Kamugisha, Jolly G. K., Lanyero, Betty, Nabukeera-Barungi, Nicolette, Nambuya-Lakor, Harriet, Ritz, Christian, Mølgaard, Christian, Michaelsen, Kim F., Briend, André, Mupere, Ezekiel, Friis, Henrik, Grenov, Benedikte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34140028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-021-00428-0